CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Suwanee

Georgia · 2,504 residents · 11.0 sq mi

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Suwanee is home to 2,504 people in Georgia. Owners hold 92% of the housing stock. There are 6,221 fewer people here than in 2000. That is roughly 68% ahead of the Georgia median. The median household earns $48,750, about 62% above the national median. Poverty is uncommon here, at 1.9% of residents.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.8

US median: 33.0

More educated

27% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 20%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

2,504

−71%vs 2000

vs 8,725 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.8

−4%vs 2000

vs 34.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

11.0 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202422K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59%(226)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.1%(228)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.6%(240)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195%(125)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 242.7%(68)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3420.3%(508)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4422.1%(554)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.9%(248)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 645.9%(147)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 744.7%(118)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 841.3%(32)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.4%(10)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$48,750

−24%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $84,038 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$17,301

−42%vs 2000

vs $29,712 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

1.9%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$126,100

−20%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $208,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$329

−54%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $946 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

92.2%

+14.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.3% in 2000

7.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic82.2%(7,175)

Black6.3%(552)

Hispanic / Latino3.2%(276)

Asian6.8%(592)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96.1%(2,407)

Black1.8%(45)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(12)

Asian2.1%(52)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican4.6%(1,036)

South American1.9%(433)

Colombian1.6%(356)

Puerto Rican1.1%(246)

Cuban0.5%(114)

Venezuelan0.2%(50)

Central American0.2%(36)

Ecuadorian0.1%(26)

Nicaraguan0.1%(23)

Dominican0.1%(19)

Spaniard0.1%(17)

Guatemalan0.1%(13)

+ 1 more hispanic origin group with data

Argentine0%(1)

Asian origin

Korean12.6%(2,806)

Asian Indian4.1%(914)

Chinese2.1%(472)

Pakistani1.9%(429)

Vietnamese1.5%(338)

Japanese1.2%(275)

Cambodian0.4%(82)

Laotian0.3%(58)

Indonesian0.2%(53)

Thai0.2%(47)

Filipino0.1%(13)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(14)

Samoan0%(6)

Chamorro0%(6)

Ancestry

English15.9%(3,563)

German7.6%(1,689)

Irish3.7%(837)

West Indian2.9%(637)

Scottish2.4%(539)

Polish2.2%(494)

American2.1%(475)

Scotch-Irish1.8%(394)

Haitian1.5%(332)

Italian1.5%(330)

French1.4%(310)

French Canadian1.1%(242)

+ 28 more ancestry groups with data

Arab1%(216)

Canadian0.9%(190)

Hungarian0.7%(157)

Lebanese0.6%(133)

Russian0.6%(124)

Swedish0.5%(122)

Welsh0.5%(119)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.5%(118)

Danish0.4%(98)

Dutch0.3%(77)

British0.3%(74)

Jordanian0.3%(63)

Greek0.3%(62)

Subsaharan African0.3%(61)

Jamaican0.3%(57)

Romanian0.3%(56)

Belgian0.2%(48)

Norwegian0.2%(46)

Finnish0.2%(37)

Slovak0.1%(33)

Lithuanian0.1%(22)

Turkish0.1%(22)

Portuguese0.1%(20)

Barbadian0.1%(15)

Australian0.1%(14)

Czech0.1%(12)

Bulgarian0%(8)

Austrian0%(5)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest Korean population · Largest German population · Largest Mexican population · Largest Asian Indian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

27.1%

−18.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 45.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

78.0%

−14.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 92.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

8.2%

−4.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

24.8 min

+4%vs 2000

vs 23.9 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married34.5%(3,008)

Married56.6%(4,938)

Widowed1%(83)

Divorced7.9%(693)

Women 15+

Never married31.3%(3,012)

Married52.2%(5,022)

Widowed3.8%(370)

Divorced12.6%(1,216)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.8%

−9.8 ptssince 2013

from 16.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

71.1%

−3.3 ptssince 2020

from 74.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.7%

−2.1 ptssince 2020

from 14.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

9.3%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 8.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

9.4%

+4.2 ptssince 2020

from 5.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.3%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 0.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

82.0%

−4.1 ptssince 2020

from 86.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

17.7%

+3.7 ptssince 2020

from 14.0% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)32.2%(314)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)37.3%(364)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era19.6%(191)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 975 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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